Name the orbital elements and the definition:
Element
Name
Defines the…
a
semi-major axis
size of the orbit
e
eccentricity
shape of the orbit
i
inclination
tilt of the orbit
Omega
longitude asc. node
angle between aries and line of nodes
orientation of the orbital plane
omega
argument of pericenter
angle between pericenter and line of nodes
orientation of the orbit within plane
f
true anomaly
position of S/C in orbit
Aries
vernal equinox
first point in aries
Which angles are important in the geocentric celestial coordinate system?
Declination
delta
right ascension
alpha
Which angles are important in the heliocentric elliptic coordinate system?
celestial latitude
beta
celetial longitude
lambda
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